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but other indian officials have triggered new anger by their public comments. yesterday abhijeet mukherejee, a lawmaker and son of india's president, dismissed the protesters as women with too much makeup and dark purposes. >> ( translated ): i believe there must be some hidden agenda of some political party. so many people and students have turned up that it is hard to believe the non-involvement of any political party. the protests that have taken place in delhi and the magnitude shows that there are hidden motives of political parties in this matter and the government should look into that angle. >> suarez: mukherejee's comments drew a fierce backlash and he apologized for them today. meanwhile, another tragedy, mourners gathered yesterday in punjab state for the funeral of a 17-year old girl who reported being gang-raped in november. she killed herself wednesday after saying she'd been humiliated by police. and yesterday the government said it would begin a directory of people convicted of sexual crimes. earlier i spoke with npr south asia correspondent jul
but other indian officials have triggered new anger by their public comments. yesterday abhijeet mukherejee, a lawmaker and son of india's president, dismissed the protesters as women with too much makeup and dark purposes. >> ( translated ): i believe there must be some hidden agenda of some political party. so many people and students have turned up that it is hard to believe the non-involvement of any political party. the protests that have taken place in delhi and the magnitude shows...
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plus, indian composer and sitar player ravi shankar. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the push to resolve egypt's political crisis hit a road block today after army leaders called off national unity talks. they said the response had been below expectations. meanwhile, egyptian expatriates headed to their embassies around the world to begin voting on a draft constitution. opposition leaders called for a "no" vote on the islamist crafted document, rather than an outright boycott. russian president vladimir putin sounded a defiant note today on his campaign to curb dissent. in his state-of-the-nation address, he threw his support to what he called traditional institutions. and he told lawmakers, clerics and other officials that he would not stand for any foreign attempts to influence russian affairs. >> ( translated ): direct or indirect interference in our domestic political processes is unacceptable. those politicians who receive money from abroad for their political activity and thus serve, in all likelihood, alien interests sho
plus, indian composer and sitar player ravi shankar. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the push to resolve egypt's political crisis hit a road block today after army leaders called off national unity talks. they said the response had been below expectations. meanwhile, egyptian expatriates headed to their embassies around the world to begin voting on a draft constitution. opposition leaders called for a "no" vote on the islamist...
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but other indian officials have triggered new anger by their public comments. yesterday abhijeet mukherejee a lawmaker and son of india's president, dismissed the protesters as women with too much makeup and dark purposes. >> ( translated ): i believe there must be some hidden agenda of some political party. so many people and students have turned up that it is hard to believe the non-involvement of any political party. the protests that have taken place in delhi and the magnitude shows that there are hidden motives of political parties in this matter and the government should look into that angle. >> suarez: mukherejee's comments drew a fierce backlash and he apologized for them today. meanwhile, another tragedy, mourners gathered yesterday in punjab state for the funeral of a 17-year old girl who reported being gang-raped in november. she killed herself wednesday after saying she'd been humiliated by police. and yesterday the government said it would begin a directory of people convicted of sexual crimes. earlier i spoke with npr south asia correspondent juli
but other indian officials have triggered new anger by their public comments. yesterday abhijeet mukherejee a lawmaker and son of india's president, dismissed the protesters as women with too much makeup and dark purposes. >> ( translated ): i believe there must be some hidden agenda of some political party. so many people and students have turned up that it is hard to believe the non-involvement of any political party. the protests that have taken place in delhi and the magnitude shows...
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a special correspondent profiles an indian politician who t is bh loved and loathed. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and to a different kind of honor roll tonight, of those killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday morning. as we've reported, there were 20 first-graders and six women in the school, plus the mother of the shooter, who lost their lives. here, in silence, are the names of the 27 victims. 25 photographs were available. first, the children in alphabetical order. >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll update the connecticut story, and talk with west virginia senator joe manchin. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major fundingor the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and th thehe ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station
a special correspondent profiles an indian politician who t is bh loved and loathed. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and to a different kind of honor roll tonight, of those killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday morning. as we've reported, there were 20 first-graders and six women in the school, plus the mother of the shooter, who lost their lives. here, in silence, are the names of the 27 victims. 25 photographs were available. first, the children in...
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to these party faithful and many more indians modi is a leader of integrity and skill. many see in him a future prime minister. around the city, you can see modi's pursuit of a so-called vibrant gujarat with an emphasis on foreign investment and development of public infrastructure. there is a new i.t. hub under construction on the outskirts and a major manufacturing park including a ford motor plant just breaking ground. >> people have more money. there's more business. the spending power that people have increased tremendously. >> reporter: this man's show room is booming. he credits gujarat's success to mooedy's efforts like a vibrant education sector, a new rapid transit bus system that is unclogging polluted city roads. >> all these things are there on the ground for 20, 30 years but what he did did work. >> reporter: on the streets, gujarat's from lawyers to plumbers mooedy is a hero. >> he's given us water, roads, everything. that's why people love him. he does what he says. also there are no allegations of corruption against mooedy. >> reporter: but for all of m
to these party faithful and many more indians modi is a leader of integrity and skill. many see in him a future prime minister. around the city, you can see modi's pursuit of a so-called vibrant gujarat with an emphasis on foreign investment and development of public infrastructure. there is a new i.t. hub under construction on the outskirts and a major manufacturing park including a ford motor plant just breaking ground. >> people have more money. there's more business. the spending...